1 VERB 穿;戴;佩戴 When you
wear something such as clothes, shoes, or jewellery, you have them on your body or on part of your body.
穿;戴;佩戴 -
He was wearing a brown uniform. [VERB noun]
他当时穿着褐色的制服。
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I sometimes wear contact lenses. [VERB noun]
我有时戴隐形眼镜。
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She can't make her mind up what to wear. [VERB noun]
她拿不定主意穿什么。
SYN be dressed in, have on, dress in, be clothed in
2 VERB 留着,蓄着(发、须等) If you
wear your hair or beard in a particular way, you have it cut or styled in that way.
留着,蓄着(发、须等) 3 VERB 呈现,流露出(…表情) If you
wear a particular expression, that expression is on your face and shows the emotions that you are feeling.
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When we drove through the gates, she wore a look of amazement. [VERB noun]
我们驶过大门时,她流露出惊讶的神情。
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Millson's face wore a satisfied expression. [VERB noun]
米尔森一脸的心满意足。
4 N-UNCOUNT (特定时候或场合穿的)服装 You use
wear to refer to clothes that are suitable for a certain time or place. For example,
evening wear is clothes suitable for the evening.
(特定时候或场合穿的)服装 5 N-UNCOUNT 耐用性;使用率;使用形式 Wear is the amount or type of use that something has over a period of time.
耐用性;使用率;使用形式 Usage Note :
After you get up in the morning, you get dressed, or you dress, by putting on your clothes. He put on his shoes and socks. Small children and sick people may be unable to dress themselves, so someone else has to dress them. When you are dressed, you are wearing your clothes, or you have them on. Edith had her hat on... They ought to stop walking round the house with nothing on. During the day you might want to get changed, or to change, or to change your clothes. She returned having changed from trousers into a skirt... Adams changed his shirt a couple of times a day. Before you go to bed, you get undressed, or you undress, by taking off your clothes. He won't take his clothes off in front of me. See also note at clothes.
早上起来后,要穿好衣服(get dressed 或 dress),而put on 表示穿衣服这个动作:He put on his shoes and socks (他穿上鞋袜)。小孩和病人可能无法自己穿衣服(dress themselves),所以得有人给他们穿衣服(dress them)。穿好衣服(be dressed)后,就是穿着衣服(be wearing sth 或 have sth on):Edith had her hat on (伊迪丝戴着帽子),They ought to stop walking round the house with nothing on (他们不应当什么也不穿就在屋子里四处走动)。白天可能会想要换衣服(get changed, change 或change sth):She returned having changed from trousers into a skirt (她回来时长裤已换成了短裙),Adams changed his shirt a couple of times a day (亚当斯一天换几次衬衫)。上床睡觉前,要脱掉衣服(get undressed 或 undress),take off 表示脱衣服这个动作:He won't take his clothes off in front of me (他不肯当着我的面脱衣服)。亦参见 clothes 词条下的说明。
6 N-UNCOUNT 磨损;损坏 Wear is the damage or change that is caused by something being used a lot or for a long time.
磨损;损坏 7 VERB 磨损;用旧 If something
wears, it becomes thinner or weaker because it is constantly being used over a long period of time.
磨损;用旧 -
The stone steps, dating back to 1855, are beginning to wear. [VERB]
那些可以追溯到1855年的石阶开始出现磨损。
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Your horse needs new shoes if the shoe has worn thin or smooth. [VERB adj.ive]
如果马掌磨薄或磨平,就需要换新马掌了。
8 VERB 耐用;耐久 You can use
wear to talk about how well something lasts over a period of time. For example, if something
wears well, it still seems quite new or useful after a long time or a lot of use.
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Casual shoes need to wear well. [VERB adv.]
休闲鞋得耐穿。
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Ten years on, the original concept was wearing well. [VERB adv.]
10年过去了,原先的概念仍不过时。
9 PHRASE (尤指女性)当家,掌权(英国英语中用wear the trousers) If one person in a couple, especially the woman,
wears the pants, or in British English
wears the trousers, they are the one who makes all the decisions.
(尤指女性)当家,掌权(英国英语中用wear the trousers) [informal] 10 PHRASE [usually cont] [usually cont] (耐心等)逐渐消失 If your patience or temper
is wearing thin, you are becoming annoyed and are likely to get angry soon.
(耐心等)逐渐消失 11 PHRASE (因听说的次数太多而)失去趣味,令人厌烦 If you say that something
is wearing thin, you mean that people do not find it funny or interesting any more and are becoming annoyed with it, because they have seen or heard it so many times.
(因听说的次数太多而)失去趣味,令人厌烦 12 PHRASE 劳累的;虚弱的;喝醉的 If you say that someone is
the worse for wear, you mean that they are tired, ill, or in a bad state because they have been very active, been through a difficult experience, or been drinking alcohol.
劳累的;虚弱的;喝醉的 [informal] Word Partnership | Use wear with: |
N. | wear black/red/white, wear clothes, wear contact lenses, wear glasses, wear gloves, wear a hat/helmet, wear a jacket, wear jeans, wear make-up, wear a mask, wear a suit, wear a uniform 1 |
ADJ. | casual wear, day wear, evening wear 4 |
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